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The Spokesman of the Municipal Government Team of the City of Lorca, Lali Ibarra, announced this morning of the adoption of motions of the Councillor for Culture, Celebration and Citizenship, Rosa Medina, by accepting the donation of the photographic collection Christopher Garcia Perez and Antonio Martínez videographic library Veas-Pérez de Tudela, which will swell the documentary heritage held by the Municipal Archives of Lorca.
Ibarra explained that "70 boxes with photographs of García Pérez, including their negative and positive, and 708 videos in different formats, Veas Martínez-Pérez de Tudela, will enrich the Archive Image Archive's new building Consistory, to facilitate the work of present and future researchers about our recent history. "
Lali Ibarra thanked both Garcia and Martinez Veas Pérez-Pérez de Tudela their generosity with Lorca.
With this agreement, the Local Government gives a positive answer to these two Lorca, who have expressed their desire to donate his extensive photographic and video file to the Municipal Archives for their installation on the image file, so that may be offered for viewing and study by the users of these special collections of documents, as well as for better care.
The set of Cristóbal García Pérez reaches a total of 70 boxes, which have just been organized by local archivists.
This is a professional photo archive, covering a wide range of examples, both positive and negatives, on a wide variety of subjects, understanding their activity from 1960 to 1990 approximately.
They include photographs of study, with many portraits, both individual and group, with outstanding stories wedding, communions and family groups as common in those years.
Of the reports of street, a great value for informational purposes, are very important for the series number of sports (football, racing, motorcycling, etc..) Bulls, fair and festivals (Carnival, Moors and Christians, etc. ), characters and groups of Easter, inaugurations, conferences and visits of prominent individuals, acts of incorporation of municipal corporations, events and demonstrations ...
The abundant and rich material of this legacy consists mainly negative, in many different formats and to a lesser extent, positive.
It is also the predominant color art in this set, black and white corresponding to a first period of his professional work, ie the early 60's of last century.
The high interest of the donation also lies in collecting a large part of the life of our city for more than 30 years.
The municipal spokesman, stressed that "for his part, Antonio Martínez Veas - Pérez de Tudela, which has awarded the Distinguished Service Diploma City Lorca, donated his extensive video archive of events that affect our city to the Municipal Archives.
The group, which reaches a total of 708 units totaling approximately two thousand one hundred hours of film, consists of 233 units in Beta format, VHS 193 units, 282 units and a player format 8 Beta System with same to play the system S - VHS, both essential to the tasks of viewing, cataloging and digitization. "
The background theme touches on all sorts of events, facts, events or developments: Holidays in slums, town meetings, bullfights, processions (Easter, of the patron, children, etc..) Folk Festivals, Activities and sporting events, markets and fairs, Pregones Easter, Feast of San Clemente, Horse of Kings, Openings (monuments, buildings and public works, etc..), presentations of books, Elio Awards, View of Lorca, Jurassic Flag and related to the Regiment Mallorca 13, Education, Carnival, Processions in councils, twinning with other towns Lorca, tributes, musical concerts, conferences, rallies, theatrical performances, Hydraulic, Fallas de San José, Exhibitions, inaugurations of Mayors, Swamps, Honorary Appointments (Beloved Child Support and Foster), Ecological Issues, Business Awards, etc..
In this vast subject area can not be released other reports of various type and very special interest: Since the visit of the Kings of Spain (year 1994) or the Prince of Asturias (1992) to our City, the coming of ministers or ambassadors, to other similarly senses (Parade Tercentenary of our regiment, a tribute to Dr. Mendez in 1990, discovery statue Narciso Yepes), the other tragic events (fatal accident on the works of the Tajo-Segura), testimonials ( blasting bleeders, snow, demolition of buildings-Station San Diego, Hotel Madrid, Glass Cinema-) openings or striking cultural-War Theatre, Archaeological Museum, Center Spin-not to mention the presence and intervention of well-qualified characters and acquaintances (the actress Margarita Lozano, José María Castillo Navarro writer, actor Francisco Rabal ...).
This should add copies of films made prior to the activities of Mr. Appearing but we must: the film shot in the 60 French productions on the work of Castillo Navarro "The child of the flower in the mouth" The story on the flood of 1973, opening the monolith San Cristobal Bridge (1979), Holy Week procession, 1981, Narciso Yepes performances from the Archive of TVE, etc.., from now be available through their diligent concern.
The high interest of the donation is, therefore, that it contains a significant portion of the life of our city for more than 30 years.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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